Gerhard Mueller Email & Phone Number

Duisburg, Nrw, De

Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Leading a global Product Stewardship team of 15 people (2018) and providing regulatory compliance and product stewardship support to the entire enterprise.Providing business-critical services to a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders to maintain the company‘s societal and business licence to operate and go to market.Core services include:- Functional leadership- Regulatory expertise- Toxicology- Global chemical & product safety regulations- Product hazard communication (SDSs, labels, safe handling instructions)- Regulatory systems/data support- Product stewardship advocacy- Risk assessment and risk mitigation strategies- Early integration into R&D projects to ensure sustainable product design/development- Banned/restricted substances management- Dangerous goods transportation- Product safety testing- Marketing claims and declarations

Duisburg Area, Germany

Joined the newly formed product stewardship team in July 2015 as Global Product Steward for the Epoxy, Phenolics and Coatings Division (EPCD) of Hexion, reporting to the director of product stewardship and managing a global team of 9 people. Working jointly with the PS director to develop, implement and continuously improve product stewardship, product safety and regulatory compliance processes. Responsible for developing a responsive product stewardship organization that has high competence in engaging with technology, sales & marketing functions and external customers to enable and help drive business growth. Aiding sustainable business development by translating regulatory compliance requirements and new regulatory trends into business relevant terms to facilitate business strategic decisions. Lead and coordinate a global advocacy network and represent EPCD’s interest and position in industry associations and consortias and communicating and negotiating with government organizations on behalf of Hexion. Close cooperation with the EPCD Global Sustainability Leader to promote sustainable development concepts for the EPCD product lines.

Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium

Recruited in 2011 to provide strategic leadership over the product development process and design and implement a differentiated growth strategy to drive profitable growth outside of established market segments.Selected Achievements- Expanded sales significantly by developing a new formulation approach for the interior economy paints sector- Spearheaded together with New Business Development the transition from a focus on near adjacencies to a wider innovation effort in pursuit of more profitable business opportunities- Established close liaison with the technical service team in Shanghai, connected it to the rest of the technical organisation and aligned the regional development strategy with the global business strategy

Birch Vale, United Kingdom

Led a department of 25 chemists and technicians in the development of a broad suite of polyurethane elastomer products for demanding engineering applications like e.g. subsea pipeline insulation, rail ballast bed reinforcement systems, automotive spring dampeners etc.Selected Achievements- Optimised performance of a subsea pipeline insulation product and captured a multi-million dollar project in Indonesia significantly boosting revenue- Protected through an intense research effort a significant portion of existing sales by developing alternatives to mercury catalysis- Successfully integrated a new research team into the Dow R&D organization and expanded the team by 9 associates to staff the Global Center of Excellence for Urethane Elastomer Applications

Ahlen, Germany And Marietta, Ga, Usa

Leading a global development team located in Germany, France and the USA. Designing the global development strategy for CASE applications together with the global marketing leader and implementing the strategy together with partners in marketing, manufacturing, technical service and R&D.Selected Achievements- Established new product families like e.g. polyurea hybrid spray elastomers, PU gels, high performance cast elastomers etc. successfully boosting revenues for CASE product portfolio- Spearheaded and orchestrated the technology exchange between the USA, Europe and China resulting in leveraged product sales amounting to significant dollar amounts

Ahlen, Germany

Technical Sales Representative (TSR) for Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants and Elastomers (CASE) applications initially for the DACH market. Selected Achievements- Successfully developed a polyurethane binder product family to serve the rubber recycling and rebounded foam industry. Established a multi KT business at key industry players.- Developed a range of polyurethane spray elastomers from inception through to commercialization for civil engineering concrete protection with a main industry participant.- Incepted and commercialized cost-competitive polyurethane binders for rebond foam recycling with major industry players in the UK, France and Benelux.- Received the Dow Pinnacle Award for Sales Excellence in 1997.

Bad Wildungen, Germany

Developed and sold technical solutions based on rebonded slabstock foam (Verbundschaum) for German subsidiary Metzeler Schaumstoffe to a variety of industry customers serving diverse markets such as the automotive industry (tier 2), packaging, shoe manufacturing, gym floor installers, white goods etc.Selected Achievements- Generated market intelligence for the German footwear industry and developed two new products which were successfully placed with medium size national and international footwear manufacturers- Drafted and launched promotional literature in cooperation with an external marketing agency to support the launch of new products for the footwear industry

Master'S Degree, Toxicology, Specialist Engineer For Toxicology

Postgraduate studies: Toxicology and Environment Protection

Master, Business-To-Business Marketing

Executive Master in Business-to-Business Marketing (B2B) as established by professor Kleinaltenkamp. Extra occupational master studies.

Master, Polymer Science

Comprehensive master studies encompassing emulsion and solution polymerization, thermoplastics, extrusion processing, macromolecular.